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Car Coupling. l No- 85,767. Patented ln.12, 1869.

ADAM G. RITZ, OF ELIZABETI-ITOWN, A'SSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND JOHN B. CARTER, OF HAR'ISVILLE, INDIANA.

Letters Patmt'No. 85,767, dated Jamw/ry 12, 1869.

% IIWPRO'VED CAR-COUPLING.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making put of the same.

To all whom 'it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ADAM G. Rrrz, of Elizabethtown, in the county of Bartholomew, and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Oar-Couplings; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of two draw-heads'with the mechanism adjusted for coupling.

Fignre 2 represents a draw-head with a'section removed, showing the adjusting-devices.

The same letters in the .difierent figures relate, to corresponding parts.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use ward, conforming to the rounded shape of the front of the cavity. J represents an adjusting-hook for raising hinged apron e.

b represents an adjusting-bar for supporting coupling-pin 1, the latter resting in a perforation through the enlarged horizontal end of said bar.

I represents a sliding bar, situated in a suitable recess in the'side of the draw-head, with one end projecting in front, as shown in fig. 2.

The slide 1 is pressed outward by means of spiral spring P. Y

The side devices are covered by plate B, the latter being provided with suitable vertical mortises or recesses for the accommodation of hook J and bar I), in

. which the latter have vertical play.

The hook J, as shown by. dotted'lines, fig. 2, extends underneath the draw-head, with a right-angular termination projecting upward through an aperture in the under side of the draw-head, and beneath apron a.

The hook J and bar I) are provided with rings at their tops, for the purpose of affording a convenient hold in lifting said hook and bar.

m and n are pins or catches projecting from slide 1.

The devices are adjusted for coupling by raising the bar I) in the draw-head not having the link, thus raising the coupling-pin to a position that will permit the link in the opposite draw-head to enter.

The vertical portion of barb is provided with notches, into one of which pin m catches,: thus supporting the bar, and with it coupling-pin at, when they are raised for the purpose of coupling.

The link a is raised to any required position for entering the draw head of another car, by means of hook Y J, (which, when lifted,raises apron e, and consequently link 0,) where it is supported by pin n catching a notch in bar J.

The coupling-devices being thus adjusted, the cars are brought together, when the compression resulting from the contactcf the two dIZtWrhGZtdS forces in the slides I and I, thus releasing bar b and hook J, and

allowing them to drop simultaneously, by which automatic' operation coupling-pin d is allowed to drop in its place and secure thelink, and apron e is made to re-'- I, and bar b, all constructed and arranged substantially as described. and for the purpose set forth.

ADAM G. BITZ. Witnesses:

. K. DU BOIS.HAWLEY,

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